What's New for February '21

With this enhancement, when goals are updated, a new Lock Goals endpoint now respects all rules regarding locking and unlocking goals enforced in customer portals.

This applies to the Goals API when used with Careers and Performance.

Create stronger managers across your organization with leadership and management training focused on motivating and engaging employees in the modern workplace. With this subscription, teach managers how to unite their employees around a shared vision, make high stakes decisions in the moment, cultivate a positive, outcome-oriented culture, and develop the systems needed to effectively manage team priorities.

Leadership & Management subscribers will automatically receive the subscription update at the February ’21 Release.

Ensure compliance and minimize risk across your organization with content designed to target real behavior change and eliminate bias, harassment, injuries, data breaches, and more. With this subscription, fulfill General HR Compliance legal requirements while helping employees recognize, examine, and address the behaviors that lead to breaches in safety, privacy, and ethics.

Modern Compliance subscribers will automatically receive the subscription update at the February ’21 Release.

Build stronger communicators, strategic thinkers, and higher functioning teams across the organization with professional skills content focused on the business savvy skills that every employee needs. With this subscription teach employees how to communicate effectively (both internally and with customers), work well in teams, stay productive, and manage their own career development.

Professional Skills subscribers will automatically receive the subscription update at the February ’21 Release.

The Aquera Identity Directory Sync Bridge for Cornerstone OnDemand imports and synchronizes the worker information in Cornerstone OnDemand with your identity access or governance platforms and directories. When used in conjunction with your Identity Platform (IDP), end-to-end IT automation of onboarding and offboarding of workers from downstream applications is now possible.

This feature was released as part of the 4 December 2020 patch.

Cornerstone will be deprecating the legacy reporting solution "Custom Reports" in 2022. With Reporting 2.0, users can execute the same business reporting operations as they've done in Custom Reports in addition to Reporting 2.0's rich suite of new features and functionality. When the deprecation occurs, existing Reports will be migrated to Reporting 2.0, and customers will no longer be able to access Custom Reports. For users that have already done the migration themselves and/or who no longer need the custom reports, there will be an option to opt-out of being migrated.

The deprecation was first announced as part of the May '20 release.

Cornerstone is retiring support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge Legacy.

In order to keep up with browser security requirements and the latest software enhancements, Cornerstone will discontinue support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge Legacy in the July '21 Release.

The new OrgPlanning Integration provides information-rich org charts, visual corporate directories, and hierarchical analytics to the entire enterprise, transforming conventional organizational charts into valuable business tools to manage workforce change.

This functionality is not available during UAT.

With this enhancement, updates are made to the report delivery by email functionality in Reporting 2.0.

Smaller enhancements to report headers, calculated fields, and dashboards are made for the February '21 release and are intended to improve the user experience for Reporting 2.0.

Additions and updates are made to reporting fields with the February '21 release:

• Cornerstone Recruiting Fields
• Cornerstone Careers Fields: Development Plans Fields
• Cornerstone Learning Fields
• Core/General Fields:
  • Core Fields
  • Skills Profile Fields
• Cornerstone Performance Fields: Succession Fields

Cornerstone's AI-powered Skills Graph automatically detects and suggests skills that employees might have based on their profile data, making it easier for employees to declare what they're capable of, which skills they want to develop, and which they don’t want to develop now. This enables more personalized content recommendations and more meaningful career development conversations.

With the Capabilities Library and Skills Profile:

• Cornerstone's AI-powered Skills Graph automatically imports skills into the Capabilities Library. (Administrators can screen skills before they are published for employees to see.)
• Cornerstone's AI-powered Skills Graph automatically associates relevant skills to each employee job title using data collected from over 250 million profiles worldwide, across all industries and organization sizes.
• Employees can declare which skills they currently have, which skills they want to further develop, and which ones they do not currently want to develop. (Employees are given a jump start with automatically suggested skills they can declare and the ability to view full skill descriptions.)
• Employees can also self-rate their proficiency, interest, and enjoyment for specific skills, and receive skill proficiency ratings from their peers.
• Organizations can continue to use their internally defined skills in addition to the skills from Cornerstone's Skills Graph.
• Organizations should experience a faster implementation time to get their capabilities library up and running.

The following new functionality is added to the e-days Absence Management integration available in Edge:

• Absence Home dashboard on Universal Profile only displays entitlement Pot data
• Email subject line updated to include "ERROR" or "SUCCESS"

Cornerstone's Extended Enterprise product was built on the Cybersource payment gateway, requiring organizations to solely use that service to accept payment for training sold via the Learning Management System (LMS). This has remained largely unchanged over time, with the exception of enabling PayPal as an additional payment processor.

With this Early Adopter enhancement, the new Adyen Payment Gateway payment processor is available for credit card payments. As this is an Early Adopter project, organizations may opt-in at will.

This enhancement includes the following features, which help improve the security of the Cornerstone Learn app and protect against potential attacks:

• Weak PIN detection, with a pop-up that prompts users to use a stronger PIN. Criteria that will flag a PIN as weak:
  • Less than three unique characters (e.g. PIN that uses only two numbers, such as 343344)
  • Using four numbers that are in subsequent order (e.g 1234XX or X1234X or XX4567)
  • Using four numbers in backwards subsequent order (e.g. XX4321 or 4321XX)
• 30 minute device lockout after five unsuccessful PIN attempts
• Encryption of information before storing to keychain (iOS only)

This enhancement was made available with the Dec 4 2020 patch.

With this user experience (UX) enhancement, the Learn app has been updated to include the following features:

• A circular user profile icon will be implemented in the upper right-hand corner of the top app bar, replacing the Search icon. Settings, Log Out, Forget Me, and QR Code functionality will reside under this new user profile.
• The Transcript, Downloads, and Approvals links will be migrated from the navigation drawer to tappable icons within a fixed bottom navigation bar. Additionally, this bottom navigation bar will contain a Home icon and a Search icon, allowing all the main Learn app features to be easily accessible from any app page with a single tap.
• The navigation drawer will be renamed “Links,” and repositioned to the right side of the top app bar. It will continue to house any configured custom links, as well as the Give Feedback link.

This enhancement was made available with the Dec 4 2020 patch.

With this user experience (UX) enhancement, the Learn app has been updated to include the following features:

• A user profile icon will be implemented in the upper right-hand corner of the top app bar, replacing the Search icon. Settings, Log Out, Forget Me, and QR Code functionality will reside under this new user profile.
• The Search icon will be migrated to the second position of the bottom navigation bar.
• Formerly a fixture of the bottom navigation bar, Settings will be migrated to the newly added user profile. It will exist as a link, and when the link is tapped, it will display all Learn app settings.

This enhancement was made available with the Dec 4 2020 patch.

Cornerstone offers two learning discovery experiences: Learner Home and Browse for Training. Browse for Training is Cornerstone’s legacy learning discovery experience. Browse for Training was previously scheduled for deprecation in 2021.

However, the Product team recognizes that there are still feature areas that need to be addressed prior to the deprecation of Browse for Training. Therefore, the deprecation of Browse for Training has been postponed. The new deprecation date is not yet determined, but will not occur in 2021. Once a new date is determined, organizations will have three release cycles before the deprecation to manage any change management needs.

With the February 2021 release, all portals will be automatically upgraded to the new Learning Details page for all supported training types. Portals using a customized version of the legacy Learning Details page will be impacted by this enhancement, but the redesigned Learning Details page can be customized in the same way.

Cornerstone’s legacy Proxy Enrollment API, available as part of Cornerstone API, is being replaced by the new Learning Assignment API. The Proxy Enrollment API end-of-life deprecation will occur with the Feb 2021 Release.

End-of-life means the Proxy Enrollment API will be taken down as of the Feb ’21 Release. Clients, partners, and vendors must modify their code for existing integrations that use Cornerstone's Proxy Enrollment API (/services/api/ProxyEnroll/CreateProxyEnrollment and /services/api/ProxyEnroll/ProxyEnrollmentStatus). The code should be updated to use the new Learning Assignment API instead and this should be done prior to the Feb ’21 Release.

Cornerstone will no longer address defects reported with the Proxy Enrollment API, and no enhancements will be made to the API. Calls to the Proxy Enrollment API will begin to fail starting with the Feb '21 release. If you are building new integrations that require training to be assigned to users via an API, it is necessary to use the new Learning Assignment API.

With this enhancement, a new eeds integration is available, allowing organizations to view and track CME credits imported from eeds within learners' transcripts in the Cornerstone Learning Management System (LMS). Using this integration, learners and learning administrators are able to search, find, and confirm CME credits on the learner's transcript.

The eeds integration tile was made visible in Edge on December 21, 2020.

Digital accessibility promotes usability for users with physical, visual, or auditory impairments. With the February '21 Release, the Grovo content player is now compliant to a WCAG 2.1 AA standard for accessibility, with minor exceptions for usage of third-party libraries outside of Cornerstone's control. When possible, impaired users are offered alternatives and workarounds to provide the best viewing experience of course content.

The following enhancements are not noticeable to most end users, but will help facilitate an improved experience for users with visual impairments:

• Higher color contrast ratios have been added to navigation buttons
• ARIA labels are included on interactive elements
• All content may be viewed at high magnification levels

This functionality is not available at the start of UAT.

During the August '20 Release, Cornerstone upgraded jQuery from v1.7 to v3.4.1 to enhance security and resolve known vulnerabilities. As part of this enhancement, Compatibility Mode for IE7 and IE8 is being deprecated.

• With the October 2020 release, jQuery was automatically upgraded to v3.4.1 in Stage and Pilot portals. Options for IE7 and IE8 were removed.
• With the February 2021 release, jQuery will be automatically upgraded to v3.4.1 in Production portals. The functionality will be deprecated completely, meaning that courses with IE7 and IE8 Compatibility Mode will be migrated to a “None" value.

With this enhancement, a new LAUNCH.SESSION.LINK tag is available when configuring the ILT Session Register email. This new tag, when incorporated into the body of the ILT Session Register email, provides email recipients with a customized link which allows them to immediately launch the virtual session by clicking the link.

With the upcoming February '21 release, the expansion of the Learning Assessments open beta continues with the addition of the following features:

• Assessment completion reporting capabilities
• New security permission
• New navigation bar and filters available during the user's assessment completion process

Learning Assessment functionality is currently only available in Stage portals.

With the February 2021 release, any portals not yet using the redesigned Learning Details page are auto-upgraded to the new Learning Details page for all supported training types, and administrators no longer have the ability to disable the Learning Details page manually. Note: An exception to this auto-upgrade is that Extended Enterprise users accessing the Learning Details page through anonymous browsing will still see the legacy Learning Details page instead of the new Learning Details page, despite the auto-upgrade.

In addition, the following enhancements have been made to the redesigned Learning Details page:

• Event prices now display on the Learning Details page
• Session custom fields can be viewed from the Session flyout of the Learning Details page
• Improved transcript messaging
• Improvements for training with recurrence
• Inventory can be purchased for other users via the Learning Details page
• Post-work behavior correction
• Ratings and reviews can be deleted

Prior to this enhancement, the maximum number of items that could be added to a playlist was 20.

With this enhancement, a new preference is available, allowing administrators to configure a playlist item limit of any value from 20 to 50. This new option provides increased flexibility when configuring playlists in the system, and allows organizations to further customize playlist functionality to their own needs.

With the February 2021 release, four new learning content fields have been made available in reporting.

A ServiceNow integration is now available through the Edge Marketplace, meaning that organizations that rely on Cornerstone to train their employees can now directly integrate their Cornerstone Learning solution with their ServiceNow® HR Service Delivery solution.

This integration was originally made available with the Nov 13 2020 patch.

With this enhancement, administrators can configure a training exemption approval safelist at the training level, which then grants only specified users the ability to mark that training item as exempt and approve exemption requests for that training. Training exemption approval safelist criteria can be configured for training items via a new tab in the Course Catalog.

With this enhancement, when goals are updated, a new Lock Goals endpoint now respects all rules regarding locking and unlocking goals enforced in customer portals.

This applies to the Goals API when used with Careers and Performance.

• With this enhancement, two new fields are added to Reporting 2.0 to make it easier to determine if a user is still included in a Succession task, has been removed, and the method of removal. Note: This feature was released as part of the 18 December 2020 patch.
• For the “[metric name] - Calibration Source” reporting field, a new value, Task-PrePopulated is added to represent metrics that are pre-populated into a task but not edited.

With this enhancement, Mark Complete and Mark Canceled options are added to the Status column on the Universal Profile > Onboarding tab for individual tasks. This helps you to better manage onboarding tasks that are no longer needed or have been completed outside the workflow.

With this enhancement, assessment scores now appear on Manage Candidates via the Assessment Connector. This enables the score to show for each assessment package. In addition, an Assessment section is added to the resume carousel and applicant cohort page, showing both the overall score and any individual assessment scores in a package.

With this enhancement, the qualifications in the Minimum Qualifications field for a job requisition can now be sent to Broadbean's Candidate Profile field.

This feature was released as part of the 4 December 2020 patch.

With this enhancement, the Cancel Onboarding option on the Onboarding Dashboard page can now be used to cancel onboarding after the onboarding start date. This helps you to better manage new hires who did not or were not able start the job.

Cornerstone's new Candidate APIs provide the ability to get a requisition's full application workflow, including prescreening and compliance questions, disclaimers, notes, and attachments, and then create an application and candidate in your Cornerstone portal. Applications can be posted in a complete or incomplete status. If incomplete, recruiters can invite candidates to finish their application within Cornerstones.

As part of this Early Adopter release, Cornerstone is introducing two new endpoints:

• Get Application Workflow - This endpoint retrieves a requisition’s full application workflow, including action items that were previously irretrievable via the legacy Job Application API like prescreening questions, compliance questions, disclaimers, and notes.
• Post Candidate and application - This endpoint posts a candidate and application to your Cornerstone portal.

This feature was annomade available as part of the 13 November 2020 patch. This feature was first announced with the October '20 release.

With this enhancement, the View Resume link will update dynamically based on the file type being opened. The name of the link will be as follows based on the file type:

• View Resume (PDF) if the file type is .pdf.
• View Resume (DOC) if the file type is anything other than .pdf.
• View Resume if a file was not attached and instead the resume was parsed.

With the April '21 release, when the Applicants count is selected from the Manage Requisitions page in Production and Pilot portals, users will be redirected to a filtered view of Manage Candidates instead of Manage Applicants. Support for defects related to Manage Applicants will also stop at this time.

The deprecation was first announced in the May '20 release.

With the April ’21 Release, Cornerstone will end support of Hiring Manager Shortlist and support of defects will stop at this time. A deprecation date has not yet been set. Customers that utilize the Hiring Manager Shortlist are encouraged to begin using Request Candidate Feedback to share candidates with hiring managers and collect feedback. Request Candidate Feedback supports the ability to collect an "advance" or "do not advance" vote from hiring managers, and also enables hiring managers to leave comments for the recruiter to read if configured to do so.

With this enhancement, all dates on the offer letter will now appear in alphanumeric format. The date will also be in the localized format of the person who created the offer letter.

As part of the February '21 release, the following enhancements are made to assist with Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance:

• Candidates in an active status in a Canceled requisition will become eligible for data deletion.
• Former employees will not be able to anonymize their own profile.

With this enhancement, the hiring manager can now be displayed in search results on the internal career site. The feature must be enabled by the administrator in Internal Career Site Preferences.

The Olivia integration by Paradox is an FAQ and scheduling powerhouse, pipeline builder, and real-time, mobile-first communication tool. The widget can be placed on a career site for candidates to interact with through an ontology specific to your organization.

The job search integration allows for Paradox to provide requisition information to candidates while searching for a job through a chat. Olivia can guide the candidate through an assisted conversation to search for a job that they are interested in. Through an integration with Cornerstone, Olivia can proactively look up jobs in Cornerstone through the job requisition API and display information on the job to the candidate.

This feature was released as part of the 18 December 2020 patch, and the tile was made available in Edge Marketplace on 21 December 2020.

The TXM integration gives mutual customers the benefit of two integrations:

• Job-Sync - The Job-Sync integration facilitates the extraction of requisitions from Cornerstone to Phenom for the purposes of job searching and recruiting scenarios. Upon the creation and publishing of a requisition in Cornerstone, the job will be extracted and posted to the front end of the Phenom platform. Customers need to purchase Phenom’s software for this integration to work. There are no sample workflows to document as this integration is automated. Any requisition published from Cornerstone will be published on the Phenom platform.
• Hiring-Status - The Hiring-Status integration facilitates the extraction and submission of candidate and status details to ensure the correct updated status is reflected in both systems. This sync allows recruiters working in both Cornerstone and Phenom to update candidate statuses and ensure the correct updated status is reflected in both systems. Customers need to purchase Phenom’s software for this integration to work. There are no sample workflows to document as this integration is automated. Any status change within either Phenom or Cornerstone will trigger a change in the other system.

This feature was released as part of the 8 January 2021 patch.

With this enhancement, new Referral fields are added to Reporting 2.0 to help customers determine referral bonus eligibility and better understand how employees use the referral program.

With this enhancement, the Request Feedback feature on Manage Candidates is updated to allow anonymized candidates to be shared with hiring managers and business stakeholders. This enables candidates to be reviewed solely on their skills, experience, and certifications in an effort to reduce the possibility of bias based on a candidate's name, gender, or location.

With this enhancement, the View Resume button on Manage Candidates is renamed View Profile. The purpose of this update is to change the button name to a term that is more universally used and that communicates the functionality of the button more fully.